Air
There are regular flights everyday from such cities as Guiyang, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Daxing Airport, which is located in Daxing Township, Songtao County, Tongren Prefecture, about 30 minutes drive to Tongren City. When a flight arrives, the airport shuttle bus, charging 10 yuan (RMB) per person, will send the passengers to Tongren City.
Train
There are several routes to Tongren City. The tourists from Guiyang City can take a tourist train first to Yuping County and then get to Tongren City by bus. Those from such cities as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou can first arrive at Huaihua City of Hunan Province by train and then get to Tongren City by bus. Those from Chongqing City can first reach Yanhe County by ship and then get to Tongren City by bus.
Ticket office (Yuping Railway Station): 0856-3222209
Bus
Between Guiyang City and Tongren City there are regular buses as well as bus sleepers. But going by bus sleeper is not recommended, for most of them are untidy.
There is almost no direct bus between Fenghuang Township of Hunan Province and Tongren City. If you want, you can take the passing Huaihua-Tongren bus at Fenghuang Township, which normally takes 2-3 hours and charges 25 yuan (RMB) per person.
The main bus stations in Tongren City are as follows:
Tongren Prefecture Long Distance Bus Company
Add: Liangshuijing Road, Tongren City, Guizhou Province
Tel: 0856-5222305
Destination: Hunan Province, Sichuan Province
Tongren Prefecture Automobile Transportation Company
Add: (Beside Fanyu Hotel) Luchang Road, Tongren City, Guizhou Province
Tel: 0856-5255596
Local Transport
Public bus
At present in Tongren City, the cross-town buses normally charge 0.7 yuan (RMB) per person in the daytime and 1 yuan from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The buses to the suburbs charge 0.3-0.5 yuan more.
Taxi
It is very convenient to go by taxi in Tongren City and the taxi fare is unexpectedly low enough. The basic charge within 3 kilometers is 3 yuan (RMB) for carrying a person, 4 yuan (RMB) for two persons, and 5 yuan (RMB) for three or four persons. If the taxi is running more than 3 kilometers, one yuan more is charged for every one kilometer. The taxi fare at night is a bit higher than in the daytime.
If you want to go to Yuping County or Jiangkou County, you can also take a taxi at Tongren Bus Station. A taxi normally charges 15-20 yuan (RMB) per person, but the driver wont go until he gets four passengers.
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